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In the five-kingdom system, organisms with cell wall composed of CHITIN belong to which kingdom?
AFungi
BMonera
CProtista
DPlantae
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Fungi
Fungi have cell walls made of chitin (a polysaccharide also found in arthropod exoskeletons). Plantae have cellulose walls; Monera have non-cellulosic walls (polysaccharide + amino acid); Protista may have walls in some members but not chitin.
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